Medicaid Coverage for Women
This data note presents key data points describing the current state of the Medicaid program as it affects women.
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Litigation Involving Reproductive Health and Rights in the Federal Courts
FeatureThis State and Federal Reproductive Rights Litigation tracker aggregates information about ongoing litigation regarding abortion bans and restrictions, FDA approval of Mifepristone (an abortion pill) and other federal regulations.
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Availability of Rural Hospitals Providing Inpatient Maternity Care in Medicaid
Issue BriefConsidering the existing challenges to hospital-based maternity care in rural areas and the potential for it to worsen, this data note analyzes the availability of hospitals providing inpatient maternity care in rural areas for Medicaid enrollees and illustrates how access to these services could be affected if additional rural hospitals were to close or eliminate those services.
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Variability in Reimbursement Rates for State-funded Abortion Services for Medicaid Enrollees: A 2026 Update
Issue BriefThis KFF analysis examines physician fee schedules for medication abortion and abortion procedures to see what states that use their own state funds to pay for abortion services are reimbursing for providing abortion services to Medicaid enrollees.
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The Trump Administration’s Foreign Aid Review: Status of U.S. Family Planning and Reproductive Health Efforts
Fact SheetFact sheet examining actions taken by the Trump administration and their impact on global family planning and reproductive health efforts.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Mifepristone and the Midterms
Poll FindingAmid an ongoing FDA re-review of mifepristone, awareness of the safety and prevalence of the abortion pill remains limited. This KFF poll also finds that the voters who say abortion policy is an important issue for 2026 midterm candidates to discuss are disproportionately Democrats.
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State Policies on Abortion Coverage in Medicaid, Private Insurance, and ACA Exchange Plans in 2025
Other PostThe interactive map shows the increase in states with laws restricting abortion coverage in Medicaid and private insurance in 2010 compared to the present.
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Contraceptive Implants: Access and Coverage in the U.S.
Fact SheetThe contraceptive implant is the most effective method of birth control available, and while it’s use is still low compared to other methods, its provision and use are increasing.
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The Sunsetting of the Federal Planned Parenthood Medicaid Ban Shifts Decisions to States
Quick Insights“[Indiana, Oklahoma, and Nebraska] are the only states that took additional state-level action to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid during the year the federal ban has been in effect. With the expiration of the national ban on Planned Parenthood Medicaid reimbursement and the Medina decision clearing the way for states to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, other states may follow suit.”
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Women’s Health Insurance Coverage
Fact SheetThis fact sheet reviews major sources of coverage for women residing in the U.S. in 2024, discusses the impact of the ACA on women’s coverage, and the coverage challenges that many women continue to face.